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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace |
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violence prevention requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 331.001(3), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Facility" means: |
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(A) a home and community support services agency |
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licensed or licensed and certified under Chapter 142 [to provide |
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home health services as defined by Section 142.001] that employs at |
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least two registered nurses; |
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(B) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 and a |
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hospital maintained or operated by an agency of this state that is |
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exempt from licensing under that chapter; |
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(C) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242 |
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that employs at least two registered nurses; |
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(D) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under |
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Chapter 243; |
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(E) a freestanding emergency medical care |
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facility as defined by Section 254.001; [and] |
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(F) a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577; |
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(G) an intermediate care facility for |
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individuals with an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter |
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252; and |
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(H) a state supported living center as defined by |
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Section 531.002. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2026, a home and |
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community support services agency, intermediate care facility for |
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individuals with an intellectual disability, or state supported |
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living center that becomes subject to Chapter 331, Health and |
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Safety Code, under Section 331.001, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, shall comply with the requirements of that |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 463 passed the Senate on |
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April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 463 passed the House on |
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May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |